Matt Turner

Updated February 20, 2026

MATT TURNER AT A GLANCE:

• U.S. international begins ninth MLS season with a 46-30-35 record and 24 shutouts in 112 regular season starts.
• Spent three seasons in England with Arsenal FC, Nottingham Forest FC, and Crystal Palace FC from 2022-25.
• Won the 2025 FA Cup with Crystal Palace, one of four Americans ever to lift the iconic trophy.
• Ranks top-three Revolution goalkeepers in goals against average, wins, saves, and minutes played. 
• In 2021, earned MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, All-Star, and Best XI honors, after setting club record with 17 wins, as New England won Supporters' Shield with then-MLS-record 73 points.
• Capped 52 times by the U.S. Men's National Team since 2021, starting all four games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
• Best XI goalkeeper for the U.S. at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, recording five clean sheets in six games.
• Pro journey began as undrafted free agent with New England.

MLS CAREER: Veteran goalkeeper has totaled 112 MLS starts, 387 saves, 24 shutouts, and compiled a 46-30-35 regular season record...Made six additional starts in the MLS Cup Playoffs, posting a 3-2-1 record…Ranks among the Revolution’s top-three goalkeepers in goals against average, wins, saves, and minutes played in net…In 2025, tallied a 3-5-2 record with two shutouts across 10 appearances after returning to New England following three seasons in England…Logged five starts in 2022, posting a 2-0-3 record...Voted 2021 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year after posting a 17-4-7 record with five clean sheets and 101 saves over 28 appearances…Helped guide New England to its first-ever Supporters’ Shield title and then-MLS-record of 73 points on the season…Set club's single-season record for wins (17)...Made 22 starts in 2020, with 68 saves, finishing second in Goalkeeper of the Year voting…Ranked among the top-10 MLS goalkeepers in saves percentage (75.6 percent), goals against average (1.09), and saves…Helped set club record for best goals-against average (1.09) and backstopped the team to a berth in the Eastern Conference Final…Named Team MVP and Players’ Player of the Year…Totaled 20 starts in the 2019 season and ranked among the league’s top-five goalkeepers in saves percentage, winning percentage, and saves per 90 minutes…Earned the starting goalkeeper job to begin the 2018 season and made 27 starts...Did not make an MLS appearance in first two years with New England...Started 27 games for the Richmond Kickers (USL) while on short-term loans during the 2016 and 2017 seasons, including a team-high 20 starts in 2017.

2025: Returned to New England on Aug. 1, 2025 on loan from French side Lyon…Made 10 appearances and recorded a 3-5-2 record with two clean sheets…Logged 40 saves…(8/9) vs. DC: Made four saves en route to a shutout victory in first match since rejoining the Revolution…(8/16) vs. LAFC: Registered another four-save performance in the home loss…(8/23) at CLB: Made a season-high of fives saves in a 2-1 victory on the road…(9/27) vs. ATL: Registered four saves in the 2-0 shutout win at home…(10/18) vs. CHI: Surpassed 10,000 MLS minutes played…Matched season high of five saves.

2022: Started all five of his appearances after missing the opening eight games of the regular season due to injury…Departed club at the end of June to join English Premier League side Arsenal FC in a multi-million dollar transfer…(4/30) vs. MCF: Made season debut, registering three saves to record his 22nd career clean sheet with the Revolution…(5/28) vs. PHI: Made final appearance for the club…(6/19) vs. MIN: Served as backup goalkeeper in final match with the club before departing for Arsenal.

2021: Voted 2021 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year…Started 28 games in net…Won the Supporters' Shield with a then-MLS-record 73 points...Logged a 17-4-7 record with 101 saves, 35 goals allowed, and five shutouts…Posted an 11-1-3 record with four shutouts in 15 home appearances at Gillette Stadium…Set single-season club record with 17 wins...Earned 13 caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team on the year, a record for a USMNT goalkeeper in his debut year…Made one additional start in the MLS Cup Playoffs…(4/17) at CHI: Collected five saves in the season opener…(4/24) vs. DC: Recorded 25th career win and 17th career shutout in the 1-0 victory…(5/16) vs. CLB: Registered 75th career appearance and 18th shutout in the 1-0 win…(5/29) at CIN: Made four saves in third shutout of the season, a 1-0 away win…(6/19) at NYC: Recorded a season-best seven saves, one short of career high...Saved a penalty kick...Earned MLS Player of the Week honors...(6/23) at NYRB: Made four saves in 3-2 win…(7/3) at CLB: Made five saves in 2-2 draw…Joined the United States Men’s National Team for the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and missed the next five matches…(8/4) vs. NSH: Returned to the team from international duty and collected fourth clean sheet of the season, 20th in MLS…(8/8) vs. PHI: Logged a five-save performance in 2-1 win…(8/14) at TOR: Notched ninth win of the season, a new career-high…(8/18) at DC: Matched season high with seven saves in 4-1 win…Reached double-digits wins for first time in MLS…(8/21) vs. CIN: Registered fourth consecutive win with three-save effort…(8/28) at NYC: Registered three saves…Joined the United States Men’s National Team for September FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and missed the club’s next match…(9/22) vs. CHI: Recorded seven saves and first MLS assist in the 3-2 win...(9/25) vs. ORL: Notched 10th home victory of the season…Marked 25th career home win…Stopped a Nani penalty kick in the 75th minute to preserve the three points…(9/29) at MTL: Stopped six of seven shot attempts in 4-1 road victory…(10/20) at DC: Logged 40th MLS win with seven-save effort on the road…Appeared on MLS Team of the Week as a reserve…(10/27) vs. COL: Made four saves and recorded fifth clean sheet of the season…Logged 17th victory of the season, surpassing the previous club record…(11/7) vs. MIA: Made three saves in the MLS Decision Day match…Postseason: (11/30) vs. NYC: Made two saves in 2-2 draw in Eastern Conference Semifinal…Surpassed 500 career minutes played in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

2020: Finished second in MLS Goalkeeper of the Year voting…Voted the Revolution Team MVP by fans and also took home Players’ Player of the Year honors…Started all but one league game, making 22 appearances for a record of 8-7-7…Recorded 68 saves…Matched personal best with eight wins and set new career high with six clean sheets…Finished the season among the top-10 MLS goalkeepers in saves percentage (75.6 percent), goals against average (1.09), and saves…Earned three MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week selections…Started all four of the club’s MLS Cup Playoff matches and tied Revolution record with three wins in a single postseason campaign…Made one additional appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament Round of 16 on July 25 vs. Philadelphia…(2/29) vs. MTL: Made season debut, posting one save in a 2-1 loss…(7/9) at MTL: Made two saves in first shutout of the season…(7/17) at DC: Recorded 50th career MLS appearance and made two saves in the 1-1 draw…(7/21) at TOR: Submitted five saves in second shutout of the season…(8/20) vs. PHI: Logged third clean sheet of the season…(9/6) at CHI: Notched six saves in 2-1 win…Eclipsed 5,000 career minutes played…(9/19) vs. NYC: Made four saves en route to fourth clean sheet…(9/23) vs. MTL: Notched three saves in the 3-1 victory… Moved into third place on club’s all-time saves list…(9/27) at DC: Recorded fifth clean sheet with a three-save effort in 2-0 win…(10/3) vs. NSH: Submitted sixth clean sheet of the year, setting a new career high…(10/11) at NYC: Recorded season-best seven saves in 2-1 win…(10/14) at MTL: Logged four saves in 3-2 win…(11/1) vs. DC: Matched season high in wins (8) and surpassed 6,000 career minutes played with two-save effort in 4-3 win…Postseason: (11/20) vs. MTL: Recorded first MLS Cup Playoffs victory with four-save performance in 2-1 win in Play-In Round…(11/24) at PHI: Submitted first postseason win and clean sheet in 2-0 win over Supporters’ Shield winners…Made four saves…(11/29) at ORL: Matched Adin Brown (2002) and Bobby Shuttleworth (2014) for club record with three wins in a single postseason…Registered two saves in the 3-1 win, including a pivotal denial of Nani from the penalty spot in the 74th minute…Marked club’s first penalty kick save in postseason since 2004…(12/6) at CLB: Recorded six saves, a new playoff-career high, in Conference Final loss.

2019: Totaled 20 starts, a then-career-high 87 saves, and posted five shutouts in 1,766 minutes of action...Among all qualifying goalkeepers, ranked third in saves percentage (74.8) and fifth in winning percentage (.639), and second in saves per 90 minutes (4.54)…Started both of the club's U.S. Open Cup matches…Signed a new contract with New England on Aug. 21…Started the team’s 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One match…(5/8) at CHI: Made 2019 debut and two saves in 5-0 loss at Chicago Fire…(5/11) vs. SJ: Started and played 90 minutes in net with a season-high five saves in a 3-1 home win over San Jose…(5/18) at MTL: Made one save in 10th career shutout and 30th career appearance in a scoreless draw at Montreal…(5/25) vs. DC: Started and played 56 minutes, making two saves, before receiving a red card in a 1-1 draw with D.C. United for a foul on Wayne Rooney…(6/29) vs. HOU: Recorded five saves in return from suspension in the 2-1 win…(7/4) at COL: Made three saves in second straight win…(7/17) vs. VAN: Registered seventh career shutout in the 4-0 win…(7/21) at CIN: Recorded a second consecutive shutout in the 2-0 away win, with seven saves…Named to MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week…(7/27) vs. ORL: Made seven saves for a second straight match in the 4-1 win...(8/17) at NY: Set single-game career high with nine saves in the 1-1 draw…Named to MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week…(8/31) vs. TOR: Made five saves in the 1-1 draw…Named to bench of MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week...(9/7) at NYC: Forced into making eight stops as the Revolution played down a man for nearly the entire match…(9/21) vs. RSL: Backstopped the club to a scoreless draw…(9/29) s. NYC: Posted six saves in the shutout win, clinching a playoff berth…Postseason: (10/19) at ATL: Recorded four saves in first career postseason start.

2018: Made 27 starts in goal for the Revolution after earning the starting job in preseason…Recorded 83 saves in 27 matches…Allowed 42 goals for an average of 1.56 per match…Posted five shutout performances…(3/3) at PHI: Made MLS and Revolution debut and recorded four saves…(3/10) vs. COL: Earned first career MLS win and registered four saves…Saved a penalty attempt, the first he faced in MLS…Earned spot on MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week…(3/31) at HOU: Made career-high six saves in first career away win and first MLS shutout…(4/6) vs. MTL: Posted second straight shutout in the 4-0 win…Made two saves…(4/28) vs. SKC: Recorded three saves en route to third career shutout in the 1-0 victory…Voted JetBlue Man of the Match for a second straight week…(5/12) vs. TOR: Made five saves in the 3-2 triumph…(5/26) at VAN: Registered five saves in the 3-3 draw…(6/2) vs. NY: Made three saves in the 2-1 win…Made MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week…(7/7) vs. SEA: Notched fourth career shutout…(10/28) vs. MTL: Recorded four saves in fifth career shutout performance.

2017: Did not make an MLS appearance in second season with New England…Started 20 games and recorded three shutouts in multiple short-term loans with the Richmond Kickers (USL)…Earned one selection in Revs' 18-man match day roster…(3/18) at DAL: Dressed as backup goalkeeper for first time in 2017, but did not play.

2016: Signed with the Revolution as an undrafted college player in March 2016…Did not make an appearance in first professional season…Made seven starts on loan with Richmond…(7/9) vs. CLB: Named in 18-man matchday squad for first time.

INTERNATIONAL (UNITED STATES): Has earned 52 caps with the U.S. Men's National Team since his senior international debut in 2021, including starting all four matches during the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar…Career totals include 13 starts in Concacaf Nations League A, 10 starts in Concacaf Gold Cup, and eight starts in FIFA World Cup Qualifying…Became first U.S. goalkeeper since 1930 with two clean sheets at a FIFA World Cup...His 13 caps in 2021 are the most for a USMNT goalkeeper in a debut season…Made international debut as the starting goalkeeper on Jan. 31, 2021 in an international friendly against Trinidad & Tobago, a 7-0 win...In the second half, became the first U.S. men's player to save a penalty in his USMNT debut, preserving the shutout…Became the 25th goalkeeper to appear in a World Cup qualifier for the USMNT, and the first to earn his qualifying debut since Brad Guzan on June 15, 2008…Also selected by Head Coach Gregg Berhalter for three World Cup Qualifiers in October 2021…Named Best Goalkeeper and a Best XI selection at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup…Helped the United States with the tournament for the seventh time with five clean sheets over six appearances…Was one of two U.S. players to play every minute in the tournament and did not concede a goal from open play…Played every minutes of the 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar…Helped U.S. claim 2023 Concacaf Nations League A title with a pair of clean sheets in the semifinal and final rounds…Captained the team in 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup tournament…Started both matches in 2024 Concacaf Nations League A title run…Started all three group matches in 2024 Copa America…Started in 2025 Concacaf Nations League semifinals and finals…Served as backup goalkeeper during 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup…Selected for a pair of friendlies in October 2025 but did not see action.

CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE OF MLS: Played three years in England for Arsenal FC (2022-23), Nottingham Forest FC (2023-24), and Crsytal Palace FC (2024-25)...Moved to French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais in June 2025, but did not appear before moving to the Revolution...Also played 27 games for the USL's Richmond Kickers on short-term loans in 2016 and 2017, recording seven clean sheets...Loaned to Crystal Palace for the 2024-25 EPL season, making four appearances with two shutouts...Helped Palace win the first trophy in club history, claiming the 2025 FA Cup crown...Along with teammate Chris Richards, became one of four American players to lift the FA Cup...Transferred from Arsenal to Nottingham Forest in August 2023...Recorded 21 appearances across all competitions, including 17 EPL starts, with three shutouts…Joined Arsenal in June 2022 from the Revolution...Logged seven appearances for the Gunners, recording four shutouts...In second professional season, led Richmond Kickers goalkeepers with 20 starts, with three clean sheets...In first professional season in 2016, started seven games with four shutouts for Richmond, posting a 4-1-1 record.

Olympique Lyonnais (FRA): Agreed to a deal with French Ligue 1 side Lyon in June 2025.

Crystal Palace FC (ENG): Loaned to Crystal Palace for the 2024-25 EPL season…Made four appearances, with two shutouts…Helped Palace win the 2025 FA Cup…In club debut on October 30 in EFL Cup action, made eight saves in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa.

Nottingham Forest (ENG): Signed with Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal after completing a transfer from Arsenal…In 21 appearances across all competitions, including 17 EPL starts, collected three shutouts…Made Premier League debut on August 12 at Arsenal…Recorded first EPL clean sheet on September 2, 2023 in a 1-0 victory over Chelsea.

Arsenal FC (ENG): Joined Arsenal on a multi-million dollar transfer in June 2022…Logged seven appearances across all competitions in lone season with the club, recording four shutouts…Made Arsenal debut in UEFA Europa League play on September 8, 2022, earning a 2-1 win over FC Zurich…Recorded first shutout on October 6 vs. Bodø/Glimt.

Richmond Kickers (USA): Started 27 matches in net for the USL's Richmond Kickers on multiple short-term loans in 2016 and 2017, recording seven clean sheets…Yielded only seven goals in first 990 minutes of professional action…During 2017 campaign, led Richmond goalkeepers with 20 starts and recorded three shutouts…Named to USL's Week 20 team of the Week bench after posting two victories and one clean sheet in the week…In 2016, started seven games and recorded four shutouts with a 4-1-1 record…Made five saves in pro debut against New York Red Bulls II on April 1, 2016.

COLLEGE (FAIRFIELD): Played four years at Fairfield…As a senior, played all 18 matches and turned in seven shutouts with a 6-5-6 record…Named Fairfield’s Male Athlete of the Year as a junior after earning the starting job before the season…Started 18 games in 2014 and posted 13 shutouts…Paced the nation in save percentage (89 percent) and shutout percentage (72 percent)…Played 45 minutes as a substitute in 2013…Played one game as a freshman in 2012.

PERSONAL: New Jersey native currently resides in Newton, Mass. …Heavily involved in several philanthropic efforts, particularly during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month each September…Has hosted “Courageous Kids” from the Jessie Rees Foundation at home matches through Matt’s NEGU Crew…NEGU stands for “Never, Ever Give Up”…Married with two children, one son and one daughter...Studied finance at Fairfield…Former baseball player was a talented high school shortstop who looked up to Derek Jeter...Often praised by teammates as the locker room DJ...Supports the New York Yankees, New Jersey Devils, and Tennessee Titans...Interested in fashion...Attended St. Joseph’s Regional High School in Montvale, N.J. ...Helped the team capture the Bergen Cup championship...Tallied 20 shutouts during high school career for a 0.90 goals against average…Credited with 320 saves in high school career…As a senior, tallied 205 saves and nine shutouts…Posted a 1.10 goals against average…Lauded for performances with a spot on the All-Big North First Team.